GOLD
Gold.com, Inc.
GOLD offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over GOLD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GOLD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GOLD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GOLD.
HOOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HOOD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HOOD.
GOLD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.2x | $13.08 | -64% |
| Fair | 7.5x | $23.38 | -36% |
| Current | 12x | $36.40 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $36.40 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $48.82 | +34% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GOLD's PE is in its fair range at 12x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 13x next year's earnings, in its expensive range.
HOOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $81.35 | — |
| Cheap | 37x | $78.84 | -3.1% |
| Current | 38x | $81.35 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $110 | +35% |
| Expensive | 74x | $160 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HOOD has the edge over GOLD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GOLD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GOLD's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
GOLD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.74 | -12% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.11 | +937% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.02 | +325% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.94 | +87% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.49 | -77% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.30 | -88% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.71 | -75% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.57 | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.14 | -52% |
GOLD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.11 over the past year, against $9.16 in late 2021.
HOOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.72 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.16 | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.26 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.06 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.05 | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.40 | +314% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.96 | +513% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.75 | +1150% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.56 | +$2.17 |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GOLD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3B | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $5B | +99% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.4B | +244% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.5B | +136% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7B | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B | -0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | +32% |
GOLD's revenue is growing: $3.3B last quarter, down 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3% | -0.6 points |
GOLD's operating margin was 0.1% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
HOOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +100% |
| Q2 2025 | $989M | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $927M | +50% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +115% |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 44% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 54% | +9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 52% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 50% | +26 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 40% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 55% | +49 points |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GOLD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$643.1M | -432% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +1591% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3M | -103% |
| Q4 2025 | -$46.6M | -144% |
| Q3 2025 | $193.4M | +$321.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $63.1M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $100.4M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | -$128.1M | -$82M |
GOLD's free cash flow was $374M over the past year, down 19% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GOLD.
HOOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +$2.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $720M | -79% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +217% |
| Q4 2025 | -$937M | +$463M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6B | -187% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +6398% |
| Q1 2025 | $642M | +$1.3B |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.4B | -246% |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GOLD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.1% | +2.5M shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +21% | +5.2M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +5.7M shares |
| Available history | +111% | +15.6M shares |
GOLD has 30M diluted shares, up 20% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $5.4M |
| Q3 2023 | $4.9M |
| Q2 2023 | — |
HOOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -6.9M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +15.9M shares |
| 5 years | +292% | +679M shares |
| Available history | +7.2% | +60.8M shares |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $414M |
| Q1 2026 | $250M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $107M |
| Q2 2025 | $124M |
| Q1 2025 | $322M |
| Q4 2024 | $160M |
HOOD spent $789M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
GOLD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
GOLD has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GOLD.
HOOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
HOOD has the edge over GOLD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GOLD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.0 | Oversold |
GOLD's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
HOOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
HOOD's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
GOLD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GOLD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 10% below |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
GOLD has the edge over HOOD on valuation relative to its sector.
HOOD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HOOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 13x | 189% above |
| PE % | 22 | 66 | 44 pts below |
HOOD is trading at 38x earnings, a 189% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
GOLD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.6 | 8.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $41.9 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $43.1 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $34.0 | 7% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.0 | 7.1% above |
GOLD has the edge over HOOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HOOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.8 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $102.2 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $95.4 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $88.5 | 8.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.1 | 56% above |
HOOD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 56% above its 200-week average.
GOLD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.08 | $14.0 | +243% |
| 2021 | $14.0 | $30.8 | +120% |
| 2022 | $30.8 | $34.4 | +12% |
| 2023 | $34.4 | $30.3 | -12% |
| 2024 | $30.3 | $26.1 | -14% |
| 2025 | $26.1 | $34.6 | +32% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.6 | $36.4 | +5.2% |
GOLD has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HOOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.2 | $18.9 | -46% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $7.95 | -58% |
| 2023 | $7.95 | $12.7 | +60% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $39.0 | +206% |
| 2025 | $39.0 | $118.1 | +203% |
| 2026 YTD | $118.1 | $81.4 | -31% |
HOOD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +206% in 2024 to −58% in 2022. It's down 31% so far in 2026.